Dance jitterbug

  • How was the jitterbug dance created?

    Jitterbugging developed from dances performed by African-Americans at juke joints and dance halls.
    The Carolina shag and single Lindy Hop dances formed the basis of the jitterbug, which gave way to the double Lindy Hop when rock and roll became popular..

  • Is jitterbug the same as swing?

    Lindy Hop, also known as the jitterbug, was developed in the 1920's and is said to be the original form of swing dance.
    The term 'jitterbug' is however commonly used to describe any swing dancer and is derived from the visual display of the dancers on the floor who look like jitterbugs with the fast, bouncy movements..

  • What are the characteristics of the jitterbug dance?

    Characteristics: Similar to the Lindy Hop, Jitterbug is usually very energetic, usually including very sharp, jerking movements.
    Partners will often switch between the traditional face-to-face stance and a side-by-side hold.
    Steps: The jitterbug basic is similar to the East Coast Swing..

  • What does it mean to dance the jitterbug?

    The term jitterbug was originally a ridicule used by black patrons to describe whites who started to dance the lindy hop, as they were dancing faster and jumpier than was intended, like "jittering bugs", although it quickly lost its negative connotation as the more erratic version caught on..

  • What does jitterbug mean slang?

    jitterbug (plural jitterbugs) (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado..

  • What is the difference between swing dancing and jitterbug?

    Lindy Hop, also known as the jitterbug, was developed in the 1920's and is said to be the original form of swing dance.
    The term 'jitterbug' is however commonly used to describe any swing dancer and is derived from the visual display of the dancers on the floor who look like jitterbugs with the fast, bouncy movements..

  • Definition of 'jitterbugging'
    1. a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s.
    2a person who dances the jitterbug.
  • jitterbug (plural jitterbugs) (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado.
  • The term Jitterbug eventually replaced the term “Lindy Hop” and was used generally to refer to swing dancing.
    It is an umbrella term for other dance genres like East Coast swing, Jive, Shag, Bop, Cerac, Rock and Roll , Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop.Nov 11, 2017
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances.
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances. Wikipedia
The Jitterbug Basic Press into one another's hands to propel your bodies back. The lead should step back with his left foot, while the follower steps back with her right. Pull one another's hands gently to move closer together, stepping forward with the opposite foot.

Etymology

According to the Oxford English Dictionary(OED) the word "jitterbug" is a combination of the words "jitter" and "bug"; both words are of unknown

Early history

Jitterbugging developed from dances performed by African-Americans at juke joints and dance halls

Popularity

In 1944, with the United States' continuing involvement in World War II, a 30% federal excise tax was levied against night clubs that featured dancing

See also

• Balboa• Lindy Hop• Shag• Big

Cajun Jitterbug is a style of Cajun dancing with two variations.
The main style is a classic two-step form of a six-count East Coast Swing, which is differentiated from the one-step Cajun Jig.
The other is considered a cowboy-style of Jitterbug or swing dance, also referred to as the Lake Charles Slide, the Cowboy Jitterbug and the Whiskey River Jitterbug.
Dance jitterbug
Dance jitterbug

Dance style associated with swing dance

Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing.
It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances.
A jitterbug is a swing dancer

A jitterbug is a swing dancer

Topics referred to by the same term

A jitterbug is a swing dancer, any of various types of swing dances, or the act of dancing to swing music.
The Jitterbug Stroll is a swing line dance choreographed in 1992 by Ryan Francois, a Lindy Hop dancer and teacher.
It is danced to swing music with 12 bar blues structure such as Woody Herman's Woodchopper's Ball or Count Basie's One O'Clock Jump.

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